MAJOR GENERAL PETER G. BAILEY
Maj Gen. Peter G. Bailey is the Deputy Director for Joint Force Development Joint Staff J-7, Suffolk VA. Maj Gen. Bailey serves as the principle assistant to the Director for Joint Force Development (J-7). He advises the Director on all matters related to joint doctrine, Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Future Schools: Targeting Common Operational picture, and deployment, future concept development, and the development and implementation of long-term strategies that effectively support the Joint Force strategic design.
Maj Gen Bailey graduated from the US Air Force Academy and commissioned in 1990. He served in the Active Duty Air Force for 12 years as a B-52H Navigator and B-1B Weapon Systems Officer, where he flew combat missions in Operation DESERT FOX and Operation ALLIED FORCE. Maj General Bailey joined the Kansas Air National Guard in 2002 and has commanded at the squadron and group level. He has also deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. He has served at the Major Command (MAJCOM), Numbered Air Force (NAF) and, Combant Command level. Prior to his current position, Maj General Bailey served as the Chief of Staff for the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine (SAG-U), headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Science, Economics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1998 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2001 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2002 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2011 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2017 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Naval Support Activity, Norfolk, Va.
2019 Senior Managers Course in National Security Leadership, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2021 Leading Strategically, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2021 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Arlington, Va.
2022 National Security Studies Management Course, Syracuse Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, N.Y.
2025 Leading Data and AI-Enabled Organizations for Executive Leaders, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1990 - December 1991, Undergraduate Navigator Training, 452nd Flight Training Squadron, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
2. December 1991 - August 1992, B-52 Combat Crew Training, 329th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. August 1992 - July 1994, Instructor, Evaluator Navigator B-52H, 644th Bombardment Squadron, K.I. Sawyer AFB, Mich.
4. July 1994 - July 1995, B-1B Offensive Systems Officer, 37th Bombardment Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
5. July 1995 - July 1996, Weapons System Officer, 37th Bombardment Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
6. July 1996 - July 1997, B-1B Instructor Weapons System Officer, 37th Bombardment Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
7. July 1997 - October 1998, Assistant Flight Commander Weapons and Tactics, 37th Bombardment Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
8. October 1998 - June 1999, Training Flight Commander, 37th Bombardment Squadron Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
9. June 1999 - May 2002, Flight Commander, Detachment 1, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
10. July 2002 - June 2006, Aggressor Operations Team Chief, 177th Information Aggressor Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard, McConnell AFB, Kan.
11. June 2006 - June 2007, Commander, 184th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard, McConnell AFB, Kan.
12. June 2007 - May 2011, Commander, 184th Munitions Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard, McConnell AFB, Kan.
13. May 2011 - December 2013, Chief of Plans and Programs, 184th Intelligence Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, McConnell AFB, Kan.
14. December 2013 - May 2016, Chief, Logistics Readiness Division, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
15. May 2016 - March 2018, Vice Commandant, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
16. March 2018 - June 2020, Commandant, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
17. February 2020 - June 2021, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 2nd Air Force, Keesler AFB, Miss.
18. July 2021 - May 2023, Deputy Director for Strategy, Plans, Programs (J5), United States Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany
19. June 2023 - May 2024, Chief of Staff, Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, Wiesbaden, Germany
20. June 2024 - September 2024, Special Assistant to Vice Chief National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Va.
21. October 2024 - Present, Deputy Director, Joint Warfighting Development, Joint Staff J7, Suffolk, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2021 - May 2023, Deputy Director for Strategy, Plans, Programs (J5), United States Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany, as a brigadier general
2. June 2023 - May 2024, Chief of Staff, Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, Wiesbaden, Germany, as a brigadier general
3. October 2024 - Present, Deputy Director, Joint Warfighting Development, Joint Staff J7, Suffolk, Va., as a major general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: master navigator
Flight hours: more than 2,400
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-43, B-52H, B-1B and F-16D
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 30, 1990
First Lieutenant May 30, 1992
Captain May 30, 1994
Major Aug. 1, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2006
Colonel May 22, 2014
Brigadier General April 2, 2020
Major General July 31, 2024
(Current as of March 2025)
